Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices
Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.... Read More...
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Hypertension May Cause Dementia
An MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.... Read More...
Children with Kidney Disease Show Blood Flow Changes in Brain
According to a new study, children and young adults with chronic kidney disease have changes in cerebral blood flow that could increase the risk of cognitive impairment.... Read More...
In MS, Disintegrating Brain Lesions May Indicate the Disease is Getting Worse
A new study reports the atrophy of brain lesion volume predicts the development of more physical disabilities associated with multiple sclerosis. ... Read More...
Transgender Brains More Like Their Desired Gender From Early Age
A new study reports transgender people have brain activity and structure during adolescence that more closely resembles typical activation patterns of their desired gender.... Read More...
Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?
A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.... Read More...
Now, You Can Hold a Copy of Your Brain in the Palm of Your Hand
Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that enables faster and cheaper models of patient specific medical data for research and diagnostics.... Read More...
Magnifying the Brain in Motion with Every Heartbeat
Using a new technique called amplified MRI, researchers capture the brain in motion as the heart beats.... Read More...
New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments
A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer's patients, researchers say.... Read More...
Vascular Risk Interacts with Amyloid Levels to Increase Age Related Cognitive Decline
Vascular risk factors appear to have a negative synergistic effect with amyloid beta levels in the brain, researchers report. The study suggests a combination of increased vascular risk and higher amyloid levels in the brain can predict more rapid cognitive decline during aging.... Read More...
Artificial Intelligence Improves Stroke and Dementia Diagnosis in Brain Scans
Researchers say machine learning is up to 85% accurate at predicting the severity of small vessel disease, a condition associated with stroke and dementia. ... Read More...
Better Diet May Prevent Brain Shrinkage in Older Adults
Older adults who eat a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, fish and nuts have greater brain volume, a new study reveals. Researchers say diet can influence brain shrinkage and the development of neurodegenerative diseases as we age.... Read More...